tamaño

Meaning

Adj

so big

Noun

size

Pronounced as (IPA)

[taˈmaɲʊ]

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese tamanno (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin tam magnus (literally “so big”). Cognate with Portuguese tamanho and Spanish tamaño.

Sentences

Ten unha igrexa de gran tamaño .

It has an oversized church.

Son normalmente de tamaño medio a grande .

They are usually medium to large in size.

Un asteroide do tamaño do estado de Texas apunta directamente cara a Terra .

An asteroid the size of the state of Texas points directly toward Earth.

O mamut laúdo tiña un tamaño similar ao do elefante medio actual .

The woolly mammoth was similar in size to today's average elephant.

O tamaño era algo que todos emulaban neses anos .

Size was something that everyone emulated in those years.

Non existe dimorfismo sexual no que ao tamaño se refire .

There is no sexual dimorphism when it comes to size.

O quecemento global reduciu o número e tamaño dos glaciares de todo o mundo .

Global warming has reduced the number and size of glaciers around the world.